The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 1 August 2026
Daily Fountain Devotional 1 August 2026 TOPIC: Priorities In Prayer Restores
SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5
1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Grace to you and peace [a]from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, 3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father, 4 knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God. 5 For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.
TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE
Paul was labouring in prayer for the Thessalonian Church. However, his prayer concern was not what obtains today in the modern Church, especially in Africa. The content of his prayer included – giving thanks to God for them, remembering constantly their work of faith, their labour of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
All believers in Christ are required to pray. The issue is, what do we pray about? Many modern churches in Africa concentrate on prayer for themselves and material blessings alone. Philippians 4:6 enjoins us thus, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.”
Some of us pray out of anxiety – what shall we eat, what shall we drink, what shall we put on? And when we do this, we find it difficult to intercede for others or to pray for their spiritual growth, like Paul did for the Thessalonian believers. May the Lord help us to change our prayer focus!
PRAYER: Oh Lord, give me the burden to pray for others. Amen.